Application can be made for destruction of fingerprints, photographs and records of disposition in relation to an arrest by the Peel Regional Police which did not result in a conviction.<\/p>\n
There is a 60 day waiting period from the date of the last court appearance before an application will be processed.\u00a0 This is to ensure that all pertinent documents are accessible for recall.<\/p>\n
The following conditions must also apply before the request is approved:<\/p>\n
The applicant cannot have any criminal convictions,
\nThe applicant cannot have outstanding charges before the courts,
\nThe applicant\u2019s charges must have resulted in one or more of the following non-conviction dispositions:<\/p>\n
Acquittal:\u00a0wait 30 days from date of disposition, plus an additional 30 days in the event of a late notification for appeal.
\nDismissal:\u00a0wait 30 days from date of disposition, plus an additional 30 days in the event of a late notification for appeal.
\nNot Criminally Responsible:\u00a0at least five years from date of disposition.
\nNot Guilty:\u00a0wait 30 days from date of disposition, plus an additional 30 days in the event of a late notification for appeal.
\nStayed\/Stay of Proceedings:\u00a0after one year has elapsed from the date of disposition.
\nWithdrawn:\u00a0wait 30 days from date of disposition, plus an additional 30 days in the event of a late notification for appeal.
\nWithdrawn & Peace Bond:\u00a0after the Peace Bond has expired,
\nNot Criminally Responsible:\u00a0at least five years from date of disposition.<\/p>\n
For charges resulting in the following dispositions, as per section 6.2 of the Criminal Records Act, the information shall be sealed:<\/p>\n
Absolute Discharge:\u00a0after one year has elapsed from the date of disposition.
\nConditional Discharge:\u00a0after three years have elapsed from the date of disposition.
\nAbsolute or Conditional Discharge plus a judicial order:\u00a0after the one or three years has elapsed and after the judicial order has expired.<\/p>\n
If the applicant has non-conviction information listed with another police service, this information will need to be assessed as part of the process in determining if the request will be approved.<\/p>\n
For Absolute or Conditional Discharges received before July 24, 1992, please visit the\u00a0RCMP\u2019s website<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n The Youth Criminal Justice Act is clear on the retention and disclosure of youth records, therefore an application for the destruction of fingerprints, photographs and records of disposition for young persons will not be accepted.\u00a0 The applicant must be an adult 18 years of age or older at the date of arrest.<\/p>\n It is our procedure to deny fingerprint destruction requests for a period of 5 years from the disposition date if there are mitigating circumstances such as a risk to public safety, if the charge(s) are of a serious nature or if the applicant is part of an ongoing investigation.\u00a0 Consideration will be given to those charge(s) that are listed as primary designated or secondary designated offences as defined in section 487.04 of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46.<\/p>\n Receiving Your Request<\/p>\n Once the request is approved by Peel Regional Police, a request will be sent to the RCMP to purge their file.\u00a0 Once Peel Regional Police is advised by the RCMP the file has been purged, Peel Regional Police will then purge the fingerprints, photographs and record of disposition(s) in our files and notify the applicant of the destruction of both the RCMP and Peel Regional Police files.<\/p>\n Destruction of this information does not remove the event from the Peel Regional Police database.<\/p>\n The process can take approximately six to 12 months.<\/p>\n Application<\/p>\n If you would like us to destroy your fingerprints, photographs, and the record of disposition from any criminal charge that did not result in a conviction, send us a letter with the request and the following information:<\/p>\n Applicant’s full name, including middle name and any other names used (i.e. maiden name).
\nDate of birth.
\nGender.
\nCurrent address and phone number.
\nWhat the criminal charge(s) and sentencing was.<\/p>\n